Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Interview + Giveaway: VISION by Lisa Amowitz

High school student Bobby Pendell already has his hands full—he works almost every night to support his disabled-vet father and gifted little brother. Then he meets the beautiful new girl in town, who just happens to be his boss’s daughter. Bobby has rules about that kind of thing. Nothing matters more than keeping his job.

When Bobby starts to get blinding migraines that come with scary, violent hallucinations, his livelihood is on the line. Soon, he must face the stunning possibility that the visions of murder are actually real. With his world going dark, Bobby is set on the trail of the serial killer terrorizing his small town. With everyone else convinced he’s the prime suspect, Bobby realizes that he, or the girl he loves, might be killer's next victim.

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Oh—there are so many! I guess—chocolate chip mint

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?

Eggs and toast

Night owl, or early bird?
Nght owl!

One food you would never eat?
Frogs legs. Is that even food?

Skittles or M&Ms?
M&ms

When you were little, what did you want to be when you "grew up"?

I never grew up.

You have won one million dollars what is the first thing that you would buy?

A house on the Hudson River. But I think I’d need another million.

Print or Ebook?
both

What movie are you looking forward to this year?
Ohhhh yes. The Imitation Game with THE MAN—Benedict Cumberbatch.

Finish the sentence- one book I wish I had written is....

The Raven Boys

What is next on your to read list?

I just bought Leigh Bardugo’s Ruin and Rising

Any other books in the works?

Collaborating with a YA Paranormal historical with Elizabeth Langston.

Lisa Amowitz was born in Queens and raised in the wilds of Long Island, New York where she climbed trees, thought small creatures lived under rocks and studied ant hills. And drew. A lot.

Lisa has been a professor of graphic design at Bronx Community College where she has been tormenting and cajoling students for nearly eighteen years. She started writing eight years ago because she wanted something to illustrate, but somehow, instead ended up writing YA. Probably because her mind is too dark and twisted for small children.
BREAKING GLASS which was released July 9, 2013 from Spencer Hill Press, is her first published work. VISION, the first of the Finder series will be released in 2014 along with an unnamed sequel in the following year. LIFE AND BETH will also be released in the near future. So stay tuned because Lisa is very hyper and has to create stuff to stay alive.